Who we are?

Food Quest Restaurants Management LLC is a restaurant master franchise investor and operator developing leading international F&B brands across MENA. Current brands under management and development include Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), & our new homegrown brand EETEN. Food Quest Restaurants Management LLC provides management support to Advance Investment LLC for the Denny’s Middle East Master Franchise.

Our Mission

Our Vision

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who we are

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Our Services

IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY PROVIDES MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

PRE-OPENING

• Business Planning & Financial Feasibility

• Real-Estate Development

• Kitchen Design

• Menu Engineering

• Interior Design

• IT/POS/Accounting

• Developing Operating & Training Manuals

• Recruitment

• Marketing & PR Assistance

• Supply Chain & Procurement

POST-OPENING

• Operations Management

• HR Management

• Accounting & Cost Control

• Marketing Coordination

• Auditing & Reporting

team

Karim Hajjali

CEO

Karim has over 15 years of extensive and successful leadership experience with a diverse international franchising background in mass-market and high-end retail, FMCG, F&B and Automotive industries providing strategic, sales and operations leadership in uniquely challenging situations. Known for being a dynamic and results oriented leader with solid interpersonal skills. A senior professional, multilingual, multicultural, results oriented winner in both corporates B2B and retail development environments. His massive experience results into applying to his people and firm that makes him an effective, efficient and highly respectable leader. He is Food Quest and Advance Management's CEO and Board Member, joined on the 24th June 2018.

Our Team

Venkata Pentapati

CFO

Food Quest current CFO, Venkata Siva Kumar, joined the company on the 7th June 2019. An Immensely experienced Finance Professional who has over 20 years of widespread knowledge in various fields of Retails, FMCG, Construction and F&B. His skills has been greatly used in handling company's Cost Control, Administration, Financial Planning, Bank negotiations and relations, Budgeting and Forecasting and Finance and Accounts Management.

Mohammed Hashem

Head of Human Resources

Hashem is an immensely experienced HR professional with massive background on HR Planning, budgeting, performance, employee relations, training, establishing policies and procedures, compensation and benefits, talent acquisition and development for over 15 years in UAE Market. Hashem has worked in different established and well known firms such as Emirates International Restaurant LLC (Chilis)/ Saleh Bin Lahej, Al Sayer Group and Al Tayer Group. He joined FoodQuest as a Regional HR & Admin Manager and has been promoted to the new role as Head of HR.